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Woodrow Wilson
President of the United States from to
This article is about the president of the United States. For other people with the same name, see Woodrow Wilson (disambiguation).
Woodrow Wilson | |
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Wilson in | |
| In office March 4, – March 4, | |
| Vice President | Thomas R. Marshall |
| Preceded by | William Howard Taft |
| Succeeded by | Warren G. Harding |
| In office January 17, – March 1, | |
| Preceded by | John Franklin Fort |
| Succeeded by | James Fairman Fielder |
| In office October 25, – October 21, | |
| Preceded by | Francis Landey Patton |
| Succeeded by | John Grier Hibben |
| Born | Thomas Woodrow Wilson ()December 28, Staunton, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 3, () (aged67) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Washington National Cathedral |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Ellen Axson (m.; died) |
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| Awards | Nobel Peace Prize () • About Woodrow Wilson About Woodrow WilsonThomas Woodrow Wilson, nicknamed the “schoolmaster in politics,” is chiefly remembered for his high-minded idealism, which appeared both in his leadership on the faculty and in the presidency of Princeton University, and in his national and world statesmanship during and after World War I. Wilson’s accomplishments have been re-evaluated with the passage of time and with changes in the United States. His visionary internationalism and domestic legislative record are juxtaposed with his views and actions on racial issues and Women’s Suffrage. His full record includes: - Served two terms as the 28th President of the United States, including leading the country’s participation in World War I as commander-in-chief - Was awarded Nobel Peace Prize - - Issued principles for peace, the Fourteen Points, and participate • Woodrow Wilson ()Woodrow efternamn ©Wilson was the 28th president of the United States. More than any other president before him, he was responsible for increasing American involvement in world affairs and his idealistic framtidsperspektiv led to the creation of the League of Nations. Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia, on 28 December His father was a Presbyterian minister. efternamn was raised in Georgia and South Carolina against the backdrop of the American Civil War. He studied at Princeton University, briefly became a lawyer and then went to John Hopkins University where he received a doctorate in history and political science. After a successful academic career, efternamn became president of Princeton University, serving between and His reforming efforts brought him attention and the New Jersey Democrats asked him to run for governor in His victory launched his political career. In , he ran as the Democratic candidate for president and won. Wilson's domestic policie |